Jimmy Judd, pioneering missionary to Africa, dies at 85
Jimmy Judd (photo via obits.dignitymemorial.com) Christians in Africa and the U.S. mourn the loss of James D. "Jimmy" Judd of Juliette, Ga., who died June…
Archive: Jun 2011
Longtime Southwestern Christian College professor dies at age 95
Guss Dunn Farmer Sr. Southwestern Christian College is mourning the death of Guss Dunn Farmer Sr., who served as head of the Bible department and…
In Texas, church members help outdoor workers beat the heat
??Volunteers from Greenlawn Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas, hand out water bottles in the triple-digit heat on the Texas Tech campus. (Photo via lubbockonline.com)…
In tornado’s aftermath, Missouri church mourns members, counts blessings
Blogging from Joplin, Mo. Erik Tryggestad and I traveled to this southwestern Missouri community this week to report on how Churches of Christ are doing…
Newsmakers, June 2011
NAMED: Lydia Lenker, executive-in-residence at Lipscomb University’s Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership in Nashville, Tenn. Lenker was press secretary to former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen.…
INSIDE STORY: In tornado’s aftermath, Missouri church mourns members, counts blessings
JOPLIN, Mo. — Less than three weeks after an EF-5 tornado cut a six-mile swath through this southwestern Missouri community, the 26th and Connecticut Church…
Lubbock Christian chorus sings for the blind in Ukraine
The Lubbock Christian University chorus, Ukrainian supporters and friends in Kiev, Ukraine (photo provided) The chorus from Lubbock Christian University in Texas, conducted by…
Missionary in Haiti survives near-death experience with malaria
Phoebe Keeran draws pictures of children in Mozambique. (Photo via phoebekeeran.wordpress.com) Phoebe Keeran is thankful to be alive — and thankful for the believers who…
Disaster relief ministry sends aid to Massachusetts tornado victims
Massachusetts last week became the latest state victimized by the deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950 — and the latest helped by Churches of Christ…
Sojourners help out at Crowley’s Ridge College in Arkansas
The Paragould Daily Press in Arkansas reports: The Sojourners, a band of traveling workers for Christ, finished a two-week stay at Crowley’s Ridge College on…
